Partition wall



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I M E 2 :Ji 4 6 V gq` 7 2 3 /6 Patented Dec. 17, 1929 UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE SYDNEY FnEDERIcK CORBY' AND JAMES WASP, OF EAST MOLESEY, ENGLAND,

ASSIGNORS 'ro SAID CORBY t i PARTITION WALL Application filed December 9, 1927, Serial No. 238,&375, and in Great Britain December 20, 1926.

This invention relates to partition walls, primarly W. C. partitions, and has for its objects economy and Simplicity of erection, good appearance, capability of withstandng hard wear, and a sanitary Construction.

According to this invention, the parttion is cast or moulded in one piece, prior to erection, of suitable composition such as concrete artificial marble, artificial stone, Wood composition, or the like. The one-piece partiton is provided with means such as integral portions or separate standards for securing it in a recess in the back wall and in a recess in the floor, and also with lateral projections in front to constitute jambs for the doors of acljacent closets. Preferably the rear end of the partition is formed with an enlarged key or rib adapted to lie within a vertical chase in the back wall, whilst the front of the partition has an enlarged foot or pedestal to be sunk within a corresponding hole in the floor. All angles of the partition are rounded and at the fiXings in the wall and floor the rounded angles are arranged so that they lie flush with the finished wall surface and floor level respectively.

EXcept for the front pedestal, the partition and extremities of the jambs are located 'a certain distance above ground level. Holes, as required, are drilled out or otherwise formed for the fixing of door fixtures, toilet accessories and so forth.

In the case of end partitions, right or left hand single return jambs are formed.

Intermediate partitions have two jambs. Reinforcement may be used in the castings, particularly in the vicinity of the ambs.

The finished surface of a partition unit is jointless and highly polished and may, if desired, be coloured or incorporate coloured designs.

In a modification the partition wall is formed of sections adapted to be interlocked to form a one piece structure. With such an arrangement the partition structure can more Conveniently be transported.

Preferably distance means are located between the front portions of adjacent partition walls and serve to maintain the walls at the correct distance apart.

. distance apart.

The partitions can be rapidly erected when the wall chases and floor snkings are provided. Their erection can be left until the plumbing and sanitary fittings have been fixed so as to give the plumbing stafl' ample space for their work.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure l is a side elevation. Figure 2 a front elevaton thereof. Figure 3 a section on the line 3-3,'Figure 1. F gure 4 is a section on the line 4-4, and Figure 5 a section on the line 5-5, Figure 2. Figure 6 is a front elevation, and Fgure 7 -a plan of a door jamb for an end closet. 'F igure 8 is a front elevation.

Figure 9 a section on the line 9-9, Figure 8; and Figure 10 a section on the line 10 -10, Figure 8, of distance means Figure ll is a side elevation, and Figure 12 a plan of a modification.

Referring more particularly to Figures l to 10, l is a 'partition wall which is cast or formed in one pece with an enlarged key or rb 2 which enters a chase or recess 3 formed in the back wall 4 of a row of closets. The

partition wall 1 is cast or formed at its front end with an enlarged foot 5 which enters a recess formed in the floor, and with flanges 6 which, together with a projecting portion 7 form double return door jambs,1netal insets 8 beingprovided for positioningthe doors. The junction of the partition wall 1 with the key or rib 2 and the foot 5, are so rounded that, when the wall is' erected', the said junctions and feet form a roupded surface tangential to the plaster or other surfacng on theback wall and to the floor surface. quired, are drilled or otherwise formed for the flxing ofdoor fiXtures, toilet accessories and In Figures 6 and 7 is illustrated a single, return door janb, for use in end closets, formed 'with an enlarged key or rib 12 which enters e phee orr formed nth endren;

Holes, as re- In cases where the end wall is not used as an end partition for a series of conpartnents, a partition ashereinbefore described may he enployed with a single jarnb in lieu of two janbs.

In the modification illustrated in Figures 11 and 12, the partition wall 1 com-pr-ises a partition forned With longitudinal grooves which receive longit-udinal heads or :projections 13, 14, forned respectivelyon front and rear posts 15, 16, integral with which are pedestals 17, 18, which support the partiton and which are provided with dowel pns 19, 20, enteri-ng holes formed in the partitionl The rear post 16 is integral with the enlarged key or ri b '2, and the front post is forred with the foot 5 and with the ;flanges 6 and projecting portion 7. The partition and the posts are ,clamped together by ;means of a rod 2'1 which lies in a recess forned in the upper end of the partiton, one end of the rod being secured .to the rear post 16 and the other end passing through the front post 15 and ,receiving or 'being concea'led by ja suitably ornanented nut 22; after the posts and the partition have 'been ,Secured to form a single unit the groove in which the rod 21 is located is filled :in with material such as cement. With this arrangement partition structures can more readil'y be transported than with the arrangement illustrated in Figures 1 to 5, while the part i tion Wall can quickly be assembled prior to erection to form a single unit.

What we claim is 1. In a unit partiton wall, the combination of a -partition, a front standard, a sup porting foot on said standard adapted to standard, a key on said rear standard adapted to enter a keyway in a wall,

a shoulder on said standard supporting the .enter a recess in a floor, a shoulder on said standard adapted to support the front of said partition, a rear standard, a key on said rear standard adapted ,to enter a keyway in a Wall, a shoulder on said standard sipporting the rear of said partit-ion, -i-nterilocking keys and keyways on said standards and said par- .t-tion, andmeans to fasten said standards to said part-iton.

2. Ina unit partition wall, the eomhination .of a moulded partition, a moulded front standard, means on said front standard supporting the front 'of said partit-mn,

means on" said standard adapted to enter\ v a reeess n a floor, door posjton'ng means on said standard, ;a moulded rear standard, means on said reag` standard supporting the mar of said partition, means ,on said'rear standard adapted to enter a recess in 'a wall, and means inter'lockin said front and rea r standards with said partition.

3. In a unitparttion wall, the combnatio-n of a partition, afront standard, a supporting iop'ton ;sa d an dapt d t t a ren a flo r, a o l er' on i Sta dar supporting the ;trent of 'said partition, 'door position-mg means on 'said standard, a rea'r adapted I 

